Level the Solar Playing Field for Smaller Towns!

Under current Massachusetts regulations, solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays of less than 60 KW owned by a municipality, are classified as ‘private’ rather than ‘public’, even though they are publicly owned.

Although there is still capacity remaining for public arrays, the cap has been reached for net metering in
most service areas for private arrays. 

This ‘private’ designation for municipal arrays smaller than 60 KW is cutting towns like Windsor with small to medium arrays out of the solar energy generation earnings afforded everyone else.

State Sen. Adam Hinds and State Rep. Paul Mark introduced a piece of legislation, S.1974, that would allow towns with small to mid-sized PV municipal arrays, to apply for net metering under the ‘public’ designation, but the bill is currently stuck in the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy.

An effort to move this bill along is being spearheaded by the Windsor Green Committee and it would benefit all municipalities with, or planning to build smaller solar arrays.

Would you send a letter? 


Please send this letter to your Massachusetts State legislators today! Click on "Start Writing" to get going.

You can also find a link to a similar letter, and other relevant information, on the Windsor town
 website.



If you have any questions, feel free to contact Windsor Green Committee members:
Stu Besnoff, 413-684-3950, stu@AlpineSolarHeat.com
Janet Bradley, 413-684-3732, Janet.Bradley2@gmail.com


Thank you for your help!

Letter Campaign by
Rosemary Wessel
Cummington, Massachusetts